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Slide of a family in Boulder City, Nevada, circa early 1930s
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Howard Heckethorn oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Richard Eitland on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Heckethorn describes going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area. Heckethorn also discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1930, and recalls the Old Mormon Fort, El Rancho, The Last Frontier, and the tourism that gambling brought to the city. Heckethorn discusses the 1960s, and the impact Howard Hughes had in the development of hotels and casinos.
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Photograph of City Hall, North Las Vegas, circa 1970
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Atlantic City Boardwalk Louis Tussaud's Wax Museum: photograph
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Photograph of street construction, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933.
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Photograph of street construction, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933.
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Photograph of automobile and camp building, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
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